Bri-Chem Completes the Sale of All Steel Pipe Division Assets

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - July 15, 2014) - Bri-Chem Corp. ("Bri-Chem" or "Company") (BRY.TO), a leading North American wholesale distributor and manufacturer of oil and gas drilling fluids is pleased to announce that it has completed the sale of its Steel Pipe Manufacturing division and Steel Pipe Distribution division including their respective assets and ongoing business operations to a USA based steel company. Bri-Chem will not retain any steel pipe assets or conduct any further steel pipe business operations going forward. The sale transaction provides Bri-Chem the opportunity to further its North American drilling fluids growth strategy by expanding its leadership position in existing markets and penetrating future growth into new drilling fluid market segments.

"Bri-Chem's USA drilling fluids expansion success has led to an overabundance of opportunities and this divestiture will position our company to deliver focused organic and acquisitive growth on a sustainable basis," said Don Caron, Chief Executive Officer of Bri-Chem. "We do not believe that the value of our North American leading wholesale drilling fluids market position is being adequately reflected in our stock price. By monetizing the steel pipe assets, we will be able to unleash the growth potential that resides within our market leading drilling fluids markets."

About Bri-Chem

Bri-Chem is one North America's largest independent wholesale supplier of drilling fluids for the oil and gas industry. We distribute, blend and package a full range of drilling fluid products, cementing, acidizing and stimulation additives from 33 strategically located warehouses throughout Canada and the United States. Drilling fluids are used in the process of drilling deep vertical or horizontal boreholes. The drilling fluids are an integral part of the drilling process, serving a number of functions, including controlling subsurface pressures, lubricating the drill bit, stabilizing the wellbore, and carrying the cuttings to the surface, among other functions. Additional information about Bri-Chem is available at www.sedar.com or at Bri-Chem's website at www.brichem.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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